Airports / California / HHR
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport
KHHR / HHRHawthorne, CaliforniaELEV 66 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#48 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 82 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 68% of the 206 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
4 nm
To the nearest alternate
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport, listed as KHHR / HHR, is a mid-sized airport in Hawthorne, California. The airport sits 66 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Advanced Air LLC and Surf Air (Operated by Southern Airways Express) are based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, 4 nm), Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO, 8 nm), and Long Beach International Airport (LGB, 11 nm).
Charter pricing from HHR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Hawthorne.
Field capability
ICAO
KHHR
IATA
HHR
FAA / Local
HHR
Elevation
66 ft
Coordinates
33.9228° N · 118.3350° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 66 ft, HHR sits lower than 75% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 4nmLAXLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles
- 8nmSMOSanta Monica Municipal AirportSanta Monica
- 11nmLGBLong Beach International AirportLong Beach
- 16nmKSLILos Alamitos Army Air FieldLos Alamitos
- 17nmBURHollywood Burbank AirportBurbank
- 19nmVNYVan Nuys AirportVan Nuys
Location
Open the full mapKHHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne, CA
From the ramp
Google Places photography of Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport — tap any frame to view full-screen, then cycle with the arrows or your keyboard.